Notarial seal.



No. 772,990. PATENTED 00125, 1904.

. E. E. WINPENNY.

NOTARIAL SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1903.

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Patented October 25, 1904.

ELLEN E. WINPENNY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.-

' NOTARIAL SEAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,990, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed May 9, 1903. Serial No. 156,419. (No modeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLEN E. WINPENNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Notarial Seals, of which the following is a specification. V

This inventionrelatesto a notarial seal, and

the primary object of the same is to provide 7 pair of pliers and is preferably made of aluminium, the two members being fulcrumed at an intermediate point and having reverselyprojecting grips and impression and seal carrying plates at the opposite ends.

' In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a notarial seal embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. view of a portion of one of the members.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The numerals 1 and 2 represent two members, each constructed of flat metal and having an elongated grip 3 at one end and an intermediate fulcrum enlargement 4. The grips 3 are in reverse position when the members '1 and 2 are assembled, and the enlarge ments 4 are applied against each other and connected by a fulcrum pin or bolt 5, having a head at one end and a nut on the opposite end. The shanks of the grips 3 respectively connect with the upper and lower portions of the fulcrum enlargements, and projecting forward from the latter above and below the planes of theshanks of the grips are arms 6 and 7, each carrying a disk 8 at its inner edge, the one disk forming a pressure-plate and the other meansfor holding the seal. The

arms 6 and 7 are connected to the centers of v the outer sides of the disks 8, and to bring the latter into alinement it is proposed to laterally deflect the one-arm 6 to a limited extent. This lateral deflection is necessary to aline the disks in view of the fact that the one Fig. 3 is a detail perspectivev enlargement 4 is placed against the other, and by having the arms 6 and 7 project from the enlargements in the manner heretofore described suflicient space is formed between the inner edges of the said arms and the disks carried thereby to permit the convenient insertion between the disks of documents or papers which it is desired to seal.

It is proposed to form the members 1 and 2 of aluminium in order to lighten the structure, and the dimensions of the parts as an entirety will be diminutive to allow the improved seal to be conveniently carried in the pocket. It will be understood, however, that changes in the proportions and dimensions, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Anotarial or similar seal device consisting 'of flat" metal members, each member being provided with an outwardly-extending loop handle or grip at one end continuous with a shank and an arm, the handle or grip having its opposite sides coincident with theadjacent sides of the shank fromwhich it extends, the

forward end of the shank and the rear end of the arm of each member merging into each other at an intermediate approximately reotangular fulcrum enlargement to bring the edge of theshank opposite that from which the handle or grip extends in longitudinal alinement with the inner edge of the arm located in advance of said fulcrum enlargement, thetwo members being disposed in reverse position sidewise against each other and the arm and shank of one member being longitudinally straight and the arm of the other member deflected inwardly in advance of its fulcrum enlargement to bring it in operative alinement with the first-mentioned straight arm, a pivot device extending centrally through the said enlargement, and disksflxed to the inner opposing edges of the arms at the free ends of the latter.

In testimony whereofI aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

v ELLEN E. WINPENNY. Witnesses:

D. M. ELLIOT, J HASKELL. 

